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Originally Posted by HighLifeMan
I don't think this kid get's the respect he deserves based on what he's done.
His 1.60 pts/g (playoffs included) beat out all CHL draft eligible players this year outside of Misa and Martone (that's ahead of Desnoyers, Martin, O'Brien, McQueen, Kindel, Bear, Nesbitt, and Cootes who all went ahead of him).
Reschny was involved in 38.8% of all goals Victoria scored when he was in the lineup this year - to put that into perspective Michael Misa was involved in 39.9% of the total goals that Saginaw scored with him in the lineup this season, and Porter Martone was involved in 37.4% of the total goals that Brampton scored with him in the lineup this season.
He was 1st on Canada in u17 scoring
He was 1st on Canada in u18 Hlinka scoring
He was 1st on Canada at the u20 summer showcase in scoring
He was 3rd in points/g at the u18 despite getting to the event late and missing two blowout games (17 goals scored) vs SVK and DEN to begin the tournament
I suspect we were very lucky to get a player of his level at 18 in the draft..
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He's also a little on the younger side for the draft as an April birthday.
If he's 6'1" instead of 5'11" he's a top 10 pick, Flames were fortunate that this was a draft where Florida's success had NHL GMs prioritizing size again.